Seven-day NHS 'impossible under current funding levels'A seven-day NHS is "impossible" to achieve with the current funding and staffing levels, the chief executive of NHS Providers says.
Chris Hopson told the BBC's Andrew Marr programme that "something has to give" and there should be a debate about which services to sacrifice "rather than pretend the gap doesn't exist".
Figures show waiting times and delayed hospital discharges at record levels.
The government says it is giving NHS England the £10bn it asked for.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for a "seven-day NHS" since 2015 after his department concluded that there was a "clear link between poorer outcomes for patients and uneven service provision at the weekend". BBC News
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Chris Hopson told the BBC's Andrew Marr programme that "something has to give" and there should be a debate about which services to sacrifice "rather than pretend the gap doesn't exist".
Figures show waiting times and delayed hospital discharges at record levels.
The government says it is giving NHS England the £10bn it asked for.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for a "seven-day NHS" since 2015 after his department concluded that there was a "clear link between poorer outcomes for patients and uneven service provision at the weekend". BBC News
See also:
- NHS heading for a winter of discontent NHS Providers
- NHS 'under greatest pressure in a generation', says CEO (video) BBC News
- Seven-day NHS 'impossible' with current levels of funding The Daily Telegraph
- Hospitals in England are on the brink of collapse, warn NHS chiefs The Guardian
- The gap between funds and delivery is a chasm in the NHS: something has to give The Guardian
- NHS chief Chris Hopson: Hospitals need to close departments, let’s talk about what has to give i News
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